I've always wanted to hear that album....

[DarrenH]

Haven't heard The Stone Roses' Second Coming apart from "Love Spreads."

I actually like this more than their first album but I'm in the minority here.

Haven't heard The Mahavishu Orchestra's Inner Mounting Flame yet.

You should. If you like Birds Of Fire there's no reason you shouldn't like this.

Don't own any jazz pre-1950. I'm just not a fan of big band I guess, though there's some stuff that's definitely worthy (Ellington, early Bird 'n' Diz, Armstrong's Hot 5's & 7's, Basie, Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Billy Holiday, Ella). Sound quality on most of that is atrocious.

I picked up an Ellington box set titled Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band 1940-42 and while the music is classic the sonics are indeed atrocious. Apparantly, that's as good as it's going to get too. Too bad. Also, I took some of your suggestions to heart from that jazz recommendations thread and picked up a couple of things. Diz and Bird's Jazz At Massey Hall which was titled "The Quintet", Thelonius Monk w/ John Coltrane and Wes Montgomery's The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of. All are most excellent so thanks for mentioning them. I saw that Ornette Coleman rec too but I had to draw the line and stop at three. I was supposed to be shopping for others. Ooops!

Been meaning to pick up Al Dimeola's Elegant Gypsy.

Great, great album. You're gonna love Mediterranean Sundance. Casino and Splendido Hotel, the follow-ups to Elegant Gypsy, are damn good as well.

And BTW, I don't miss that DT. Another Green World is excellent.

You like what you like. I won't hold that against you.

Darren